Tag Archives: Beyond CIO

Peter High interviews Stephen Gillett, Co-Founder and CEO of Chronicle. Among the topics they discuss include:

Stephen’s transition from Symantec to Google/Alphabet, including how his original role as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at GV led to his work with their moonshot factory, X

X’s process for identifying which moonshots to pursue, which include (1) addressing a huge problem, (2) employing a radical solution, and (3) using relatively feasible technology

Stephen’s ambition to work on an ambitious enterprise security project, and how that led to a cybersecurity project within X that resulted in Chronicle

A high level overview of Chronicle, which will offer an intelligence and analytics platform to help enterprises manage their own security-related data, and a malware intelligence service

The benefits of being an Alphabet company, including the ability to leverage Google’s infrastructure and machine learning expertise, their ability to attract talent, and the credibility they have with potential customers

Stephen’s diverse career and how that prepared him to be a CEO, such as honing the ability to see things from a holistic perspective, which is one of the advantages IT has over many other functions within an organization

Stephen’s perspective on digital, having been one of the first executive to carry the digital title, such as how digital can be applied to internal operations as well as to the customer experience

This page is the hub to the ongoing Beyond CIO series in Forbes The most talented IT executives are advancing beyond CIO to take on the very top leadership positions of companies. In this new series, Peter High profiles examples of this promising trend for current IT leaders.

This summary page provides access to the multi-part Board-Level CIO series in Forbes The Board-Level CIO series in Forbes explores what the CIOs at some of the world’s most recognizable firms did that led to inclusion of the CIO seat at the organization’s board

In this interview, Greg Carmichael, discusses World Class IT Principle One, People; World Class IT Principle Four, IT & Business Partnerships; and World Class Principle Five, External Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include:

The role of technology in Fifth Third’s business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) relationships

Fifth Third’s multi-pronged technology division

Firth Third’s three-phrased strategy for developing and delivering new technologies

In this interview, Mike Keller, CIO of Nationwide, discusses World Class IT Principle One, People, World Class IT Principle Four, IT and Business Partnerships, and Principle Five, External Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include:

Nationwide’s One-Brand alignment

IT’s role in Nationwide’s initiatives to simplify, modernize, and reinvent their core businesses

Optimizing for both business intimacy and economies of scale

Vendor goverance

Workforce planning for developing and transitioning team members for evolving organizations

The opportunities provided by a long tenure as CIO

Leadership strategies for creating an environment of learning, collaboration, and innovation

Executive development and internal rotational development

Columbus 2020: a private/public partnership to encourage economic development

Chris Perretta, Global Head of Enterprise Data and Technology of State Street Peter High interviews Chris Perretta, Global Head of Enterprise Data and Technology of State Street. They discuss the impact of digital in the financial industry, how he has been working to balance security with innovation, as well as a variety of other topics.

Timothy Kasbe, Chief Operating Officer of Gloria Jeans Peter High interviews Timothy Kasbe, COO of Gloria Jeans, an apparel manufacturer in Russia. They discuss how retail innovation has changed over the last several decades, creating an IT strategy during a time of crisis, and exicting technology trends, as well as a variety of other topics

Mike Capone, Chief Operating Officer at Medidata Solutions Peter High interviews Mike Capone, current COO of Medidata solutions about his role at the organization, the career path that brought him to the industry, and his thoughts on New York City as a future technology hub

Andi Karaboutis, Vice President of Technology and Business Solutions at Biogen Peter High again interviews Andi Karaboutis, former CIO of Dell, about her new role at Biogen, her rise to a post beyond CIO, her board appointment at Advance Auto Parts, and a variety of other topics.

Puneet Bhasin, Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations and President of Waste Management Recycle America Puneet Bhasin returns to Peter High’s Technovation column to talk about his career progression at Waste Management and prior companies , as well as his responsibilities “Beyond CIO”